Madsen Pirie

I use plastic bags to stop half used fruits and vegetables from going bad. My tomatoes are mostly small cherry vine types, so I don’t have leftover halves, but onions and peppers do tend to get part-used, and plastic bags tightly fitted around them keep them fresh longer. Red peppers in particular tend to rot quickly, so I keep them in a separate bag so they don’t contaminate the others. Now there’s a new way to keep food fresh. Food Huggers are a set of silicone caps advertised as dish-washer-, microwave- and freezer-safe. With luck your half used piece of fruit or vegetable will neatly fit one of the caps, so you just press it into place. The two designers raised $200,000 from a Kickstarter campaign, far more than they needed to get into production. Since plastic bags are not totally effective (and a tad messy) I think I’ll give Food Huggers a go and see how good they are.

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